Many factors contributed to the success of Coalbrookdale. The Darbys' were one of the biggest influences on the success of Coalbrookdale; however, there were other factors and individuals, which contributed to the development of Coalbrookdale. I will discuss these in the essay below. Abraham Darby 1 was born in 1678 as a son of a Quaker locksmith near Dudley. At the age of twenty-one he moved to Bristol and later became a partner in a brassworks. The …showed first 75 words of 1638 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1638 total…to transport many substances for miles around Coalbrookdale and nearby. The rest of the factors and individuals who contributed to Coalbrookdale had minor parts to play, nevertheless, they had contributed to Coalbrookdale. Much of the work done by these people was overshadowed by the great achievements of the Darbys', the work of these other individuals was used by the Darbys and other ironworks, but the work of the Darbys' was much used by these individuals.